# Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales for my Children

An audiobook by Charles Kingsley, read by LibriVox volunteers (5 h 24 min, English).

The Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales for my Children by Charles Kingsley is a collection of three Greek mythology stories: Perseus, The Argonauts, and Theseus. The author had a great fondness for Greek fairy tales and believed the adventures of the characters would inspire children to achieve higher goals with integrity.

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## Chapters

0. Preface (14:21): https://archive.org/download/heroes_greek_fairytales_0801_librivox/heroes_00_kingsley_64kb.mp3
1. Part 1 of Perseus: How Perseus and his Mother Came to Seriphos (8:19): https://archive.org/download/heroes_greek_fairytales_0801_librivox/heroes_01_kingsley_64kb.mp3
2. Part 2 of Perseus: How Perseus Vowed a Rash Vow (18:48): https://archive.org/download/heroes_greek_fairytales_0801_librivox/heroes_02_kingsley_64kb.mp3
3. Part 3 of Perseus: How Perseus Slew the Gorgon (21:14): https://archive.org/download/heroes_greek_fairytales_0801_librivox/heroes_03_kingsley_64kb.mp3
4. Part 4 of Perseus: How Perseus Came to the AEthiops (26:53): https://archive.org/download/heroes_greek_fairytales_0801_librivox/heroes_04_kingsley_64kb.mp3
5. Part 5 of Perseus: How Perseus Came Home Again (8:57): https://archive.org/download/heroes_greek_fairytales_0801_librivox/heroes_05_kingsley_64kb.mp3
6. Part 1 of The Argonauts: How the Centaur Trained the Heroes on Pelion (14:49): https://archive.org/download/heroes_greek_fairytales_0801_librivox/heroes_06_kingsley_64kb.mp3
7. Part 2 of The Argonauts: How Jason Lost his Sandal in Anauros (18:36): https://archive.org/download/heroes_greek_fairytales_0801_librivox/heroes_07_kingsley_64kb.mp3
8. Part 3 of The Argonauts: How They Built the Ship 'Argo' in Iolcos (8:10): https://archive.org/download/heroes_greek_fairytales_0801_librivox/heroes_08_kingsley_64kb.mp3
9. Part 4 of The Argonauts: How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis (47:15): https://archive.org/download/heroes_greek_fairytales_0801_librivox/heroes_09_kingsley_64kb.mp3
10. Part 5 of The Argonauts: How the Argonauts were Driven into the Unknown Sea (54:19): https://archive.org/download/heroes_greek_fairytales_0801_librivox/heroes_10_kingsley_64kb.mp3
11. Part 6 of The Argonauts: What was the end of the Heroes (6:19): https://archive.org/download/heroes_greek_fairytales_0801_librivox/heroes_11_kingsley_64kb.mp3
12. Part 1 of Theseus: How Theseus Lifted the Stone (9:54): https://archive.org/download/heroes_greek_fairytales_0801_librivox/heroes_12_kingsley_64kb.mp3
13. Part 2 of Theseus: How Theseus Slew the Devourers of Men (50:32): https://archive.org/download/heroes_greek_fairytales_0801_librivox/heroes_13_kingsley_64kb.mp3
14. Part 3 of Theseus: How Theseus Slew the Minotaur (10:06): https://archive.org/download/heroes_greek_fairytales_0801_librivox/heroes_14_kingsley_64kb.mp3
15. Part 4 of Theseus: How Theseus Fell by his Pride (5:43): https://archive.org/download/heroes_greek_fairytales_0801_librivox/heroes_15_kingsley_64kb.mp3